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Astonishing 35S rDNA diversity in the gymnosperm species Cycas revoluta Thunb.
Chromosoma - 1 Sept 2016
Wang Wencai, Ma Lu, Becher Hannes, Garcia Sònia, Kovarikova Alena, Leitch Ilia J, Leitch Andrew R, Kovarik Ales
Abstract excerpt
In all eukaryotes, the highly repeated 35S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequences encoding 18S-5.8S-26S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) typically show high levels of intragenomic uniformity due to homogenisation processes, leading to concerted evolution of 35S rDNA repeats. Here, we compared 35S rDNA divergence in several seed plants using next generation sequencing and a range of molecular and cytogenetic approaches. Most species...
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